Taxi drivers in Mukono municipality are protesting a decision by the municipality suspending the loading and offloading of passengers and goods along major roads. On Monday, Mukono municipal authorities passed a directive banning taxis from operating at illegal stages on major roads in the municipality, saying they are responsible for traffic jam and congestion. The targeted points include Mukono-Jinja-Katosi junction…
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Democratic Party-DP members in Rakai district have decided to defy the directives of the National Executive Committee-NEC on the procedures of conducting grassroots elections. On Friday last week, the DP National Executive Committee convened an extra-ordinary meeting, which resolved to suspend the National Organizing Secretary, Sulaiman Kadandala for defying the party roadmap, which has plunged the grassroots polls in chaos.…
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A strange disease has attacked banana’s in Rwampara district sending farmers in panic. The disease affects the colour of the banana fingers and bunches from green to brown or black, according to one of the affected farmers Nestori Aturinda. He says that the disease eventually results in premature ripening and shrinking of the banana’s, yet even when cooked, they remain…
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The government has acquired an aircraft and chemicals to boost its preparedness amid the invasion of desert locusts. The migratory pests were first sighted in the country on February 19, after crossing from Kenya through Amudat district in Karamoja sub-region. They later spread to the districts of Amudat, Abim, Kaabong, Nakapiripirit, Agago, Katakwi, Nabilatuk, Kitgum, Karenga, Kumi, Ngora, Soroti and…
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The strange insects cited in Masaka district are not the disastrous desert locust, according to findings by experts. Early this month, a group of farmers from Lwega parish in Buwunga Sub County reported the presence of green bubble-colored and short-horned grasshoppers that were allegedly devouring their crops. The presence of the strange insects triggered anxiety among farmers, with some of…
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On Saturday, a group of innovators led by Ms. Christine Kihunde unveiled a pilot test of their new project, ‘Plant Scope’ that detects diseases and pests in plants. The new tech detects plant diseases that are in their very-early stages before widely spreading to kill the plant. Plant Scope uses deep neural networks and machine learning to detect these diseases…
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Preparations are underway for the meeting between President Yoweri Museveni and Rwanda President Paul Kagame. The meeting that will be held on Friday is part of the resolutions of the quadripartite summit held in Luanda, Angola. The summit was mediated by João Lourenço, the President of Angola and Felix Tshisekedi, the President of Democratic Republic of Congo. During the summit,…
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Canon Goddy Muhanguzi Muhumuza, the Principal Legal Officer at Makerere University has excused himself from an appeal, in which an academic staff is challenging his dismissal. Muhumuza asked to step down from the case filed by Dr. Denis Asiimwe Katebire, formerly an assistant lecturer at Makerere Law School’s Public Interest Law Clinic-PILAC while appearing before the Justice Patrick Tabaro-led Staff…
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Yesterday, we talked about how you may “diagnose” a land issue is a criminal case and should be reported to the police. Today, we want to look at what you can do to protect your land when the case isn’t criminal in nature. 1. PRESERVE THE STATE OF THE LAND If someone is trying to put or remove something from…
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Taata Bula has been convinced by some of his people to contest for LC5 post. Since 2021 is not far, he has come up with campaign schedule and wants to start “consulting” his potential voters. However, because of what has been happening with many political leaders who have gone for ‘consultations’, he fears that he may also be stopped or…
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